Professional lifters

There are some characters who have a huge poster of Arnold Schwarzenegger on their wall instead of hottie Jacqueline Fernandez. They are the ones who love iron. They read Muscle and Fitness on their way to their first workout at 5am before work, and Iron Man on their way home after the 7pm workout. The only good thing about them is they don’t grunt.

How to deal: To keep yourself away for getting demoralised, do not stand and lift light weights beside them.

 

 

Grunters

These are the people who will make sure that everyone in the gym hears every single grunt of theirs. They are mainly accompanied by a bunch of friends who encourage them to shout their lungs out. Surrounded by heavy weights and dumbbells, they are one of those species who are fond of 
lifting abnormal weights. More weights, more screeching.

How to deal: Carry your headphone positively or advise them to lift normal weights like you. 

 

Lurkers

These are the personalities who are a little unnerving at times. You will usually find them sitting at the machines, clicking selfies, standing in the corner of the floor and staring at people. If you catch them in the act, they’ll nervously look away and try their hardest to fake a text message. The lurkers rarely do any exercise, possibly because of the fact that they are shy by nature or they love passing their time in a gym, which is a status symbol for them.

How to deal: Ignore.

 

 

 

 

Biggest loser 

You envy them when they are around. Their one simple act of lifting a dumbbell can leave you jealous. These are the people who have lost kilos and have turned into a sort of gym guru. Girls have a soft corner for them.  They boast about their weight loss, the well-carved calf muscles, six packs. They are the most happening thing around.

How to deal: When there is an overdose of nutrition lecture by them, ask for a minute’s break and fly away. They take gym very seriously.

 

 

 

 

Social butterfly 

Sure, we’ve all seen people at the gym with their phones plugged into their ears listening to their favourite music, or shooting off a quick text here and there. But that is generally unobtrusive to your 
normal workout experience. The obnoxiously loud, treadmill socialite. From sharing their weekend plans with the entire gym to spoiling the latest movie they watched, to whatever the non-emergency phone call may have them talking about, they believe in burning calories by being over talkative. 

How to deal: If they come to discuss, show you are more busy burning calories. Do not forget to say: “Ohh, I guess you have put on a few kilos.”

 

 

 

Hot chicks

Saved the best for the last. Hot girls are a catalyst. They encourage many paunchy boys to burn more and more calories to fit into their category. These girls will make you dream about fitting into medium tees from XXL. Focusing primarily on arms, hips, abs, and cardio, she’s training to become a well-toned girl. Even better is the fact that gyms are lined with mirrors, so shameless staring is even easier to get away with. Thank you, hot chick, for giving guys a reason to go to the gym and stay longer. If every gym had a designated hot chick for every hour of the day, the nationwide obesity rate would plummet. They sure are doing a selfless service for the community. 

How to deal: Burn as much calories you can.